- Family : POACEAE
(Grass Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
- Synonym(s) : Anatherum nitidum (Vahl) Spreng.; Andropogon consimilis Steud.; Andropogon dichroanthus Steud.; Andropogon fulvus (R.Br.) Spreng.; Andropogon fuscus J.Presl; Andropogon nitens Schreb. ex Steud.; Andropogon nitidus (Vahl) Kunth; Andropogon pedicellatus Steud.; Andropogon serratus Thunb.; Andropogon serratus subvar. major Hack.; Andropogon tropicus Spreng.; Chrysopogon fuscus (J.Presl) Trin. ex Steud.; Holcus fauriei Honda; Holcus fulvus R.Br.; Holcus fulvus var. nitidus (Vahl) Honda; Holcus nitidus Vahl; Sorghum fauriei (Honda) Honda; Sorghum flavum P.Beauv.; Sorghum fulvum (R.Br.) P.Beauv.; Sorghum fuscum (J.Presl) Miq.; Sorghum junghuhnii Miq.; Sorghum muticum Wight ex Steud.; Sorghum nitidum f. aristatum C.E.Hubb.; Sorghum nitidum subsp. dichroanthum (Steud.) T.Koyama; Sorghum serratum (Thunb.) Kuntze; Sorghum serratum var. majus (Hack.) Domin; Sorghum serratum var. nitidum (Vahl) Domin; Sorghum tropicum (Spreng.) Buse
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sorghum nitidum (Vahl) Pers.
- Vernacular name :
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Margins of Shola and grasslands
- Key identification features : Nodes of culm conspicuously bearded; panicle branches simple
- Flower, Fruit : September-December
- Distribution :
- Karnataka : Mysuru district, Uttara Kannada district
- Kerala : Wayanad district, Idukki district
- Maharashtra : Amravati district, Chandrapur district, Nashik district
- Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Keonjhar district
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Native : Bangladesh, Borneo, Caroline Is., China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tha
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, extending through Indo-China to Australia
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis.
- Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 274
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sorghum nitidum. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.
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